The Batman of Zur-en-Arrh was originally a story back in the 50s that like most 50s stories was pretty goofy. There was an alien on another planet who for some reason idolized Batman. He made his own weird costume that was red with a purple cape. Eventually he brought Batman to his home planet and they saved the day together.
Back in about 2008 for the Batman RIP storyline, Grant Morrison reused the Batman of Zur-en-Arrh, only it was different. When the evil Simon Hurt was trying to destroy Bruce Wayne, something snaps in Bruce and he ends up on the streets making a homemade Batman costume and wielding a baseball bat. He also starts to see Bat-mite, a 5th Dimension imp. So he's basically crazy hobo Batman.
It was one of those weird Morrison ideas that was pretty cool, especially when you learned the history of it. When I finished reading the Batman RIP story in 2012 I looked for a Batman of Zur-en-Arrh figure but there wasn't one--yet. That didn't come out for another year or so. It took me another year to get it off Amazon or eBay or wherever.
He is a pretty awesome representation of the character from the Morrison story. You've got the mismatched colors, the ratty cape, and the stitches on the cowl. He came with his baseball bat, a crappy radio, and Bat-mite so he was pretty much complete. He stands pretty well and has good articulation.
All in all, a pretty neat figure and the one that I guess for now I'm ending this on.
Happy New Year!
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Grant Morrison does amazing things with comic book characters. His Animal Man run is mind-boggling.
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